‘High’ risk to patients due to regional bed shortage, CQC warns
The risk of a patient taking their life is “high” in West Midlands’ mental health trusts due to a shortage … Read more
Quality of care
How the poor get ‘managed’ off waiting lists
Every couple of months, some prominent media personality suggests people should pay upfront for more of their healthcare. This is … Read more
Every London NHS trust misses A&E waiting target as winter crisis bites
The full extent of the NHS winter crisis was revealed today as figures showed that every health trust in London … Read more
A&E in England had worst delays ever in January, leak suggests
A&E patients in England experienced the worst month of delays in January since a four-hour target was introduced 13 years … Read more
Fears of ‘two-tier NHS’ as GPs allow fee-paying patients to jump the queue
Family doctors in Bournemouth have set up the first private GP service at which people who pay up to £145 … Read more
Analysis: A&E performance sinks to record low
Accident and emergency performance for December in England has sunk to its lowest level since the data started being collected … Read more
Top doctor concerned over how sustainable health services will be at the Alexandra Hospital
A top local doctor has voiced concerns over how sustainable health services will be at the Alexandra Hospital. Dr Jonathan … Read more
One in six A&E departments at risk of closure or downgrade
One in six A&E departments face being closed or downgraded in the next four years, according to an analysis of … Read more
Revealed: 24 A&Es could be closed or downgraded
HSJ has identified which of the NHS’s circa 175 Type 1 adult emergency departments are at risk of downgrade or … Read more
NHS Health Check: Nine in 10 hospitals ‘overcrowded’ this winter
The number of patients on hospital wards in England has been at unsafe levels at nine out of 10 NHS … Read more